INSTRUCTOR PROFILE.

Prof. Sami M. Fereig, B.Sc. [Hons], M.A.Sc., Ph.D., LL.M. [Construction Law], P.Eng., PMP, F.ASCE, F.PMCOS, Q.Adj (Const).

Prof. Fereig has over 50 years of experience in civil engineering, including construction, contract management, and dispute resolution. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Waterloo. He was the lead instructor of the Certificate Program in Conflict and Dispute Management for Project and Contract Managers at Conrad Grebel University College from 2002 to 2016. He was a senior bridge engineer and senior structural engineer for two local consulting engineering firms in Brantford and Hamilton, designing bridges, restoring existing bridges, and designing connecting roads.

Sami is the founder and president of Fercan Corporation, which has provided construction development for a condominium project in Kitchener and training, dispute resolution, and project management for construction. He is actively involved in construction contract administration and project management with several organizations, including public and private engineering and construction companies. He has numerous publications in construction management and structural engineering.

He is the co-author, with Salem Fereig, of the recently released textbook, ‘Collaborative Construction Contract Management in Canada – Vol. 1: Pre-Construction and Vol. 2: Construction, Close-Out and Commissioning’. Both volumes are available on Amazon in paperback and e-book (Kindle) formats. To view Volume 1, see https://www.amazon.ca/Collaborative-Construction-Contract-Management-Canada-ebook/dp/B0FX3JCHQW. To view Volume 2, see https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0G6G9ZS3D